Researchers Louis P. Hagopian‚ Wayne w. Fisher and Steven Legacy ask the question is it necessary to begin with a dense schedule before fading to a lean schedule‚ or would treatment be as effective using a lean schedule at the start. In the study‚ they attempted to replicate the findings of Vollmer. Vollmer’s findings were using noncontingent reinforcement(NCR) to treat self-injury and used attention to maintaining the correct behaviors. The thought is that if NCR could be applied to self-harm maybe
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1981-82. Average productivity increased to 2.3 tons per hectare (2.8 tons on irrigated farms) by 1983. By the late 1970s‚ the country had changed from a net importer to a net exporter of rice‚ albeit on a small scale. In the 1980s‚ however‚ rice production encountered problems. Average annual growth for 1980-85 declined to a mere 0.9 percent‚ as contrasted with 4.6 percent for the preceding fifteen years. Growth of value added in the rice industry also fell in the 1980s. Tropical storms and droughts
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ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT PRESENTS DIPLOMA IN GENERAL MANAGEMENT Public Relations “PROMOTING THE ART‚ SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF GOOD‚ SOUND MANAGEMENT” COPYRIGHT RESERVED ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT A hearty welcome to the Zimbabwe Institute of Management Public Relations Module. Introduction Why Study PR Public relations practices interwoven in all business and economic activities of any organisation. In the way we interact with colleagues‚ customers‚ suppliers
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customer relations 2. Core concepts 3. Facets of customer relationship management 4. Importance of customer relations 5. Global perspective on customer relationship management 6. Role of Human Resources in Customer Relationship Management PART II –CUSTOMER RELATIONS‚ CUSTOMER SERVICE & PUBLIC RELATIONS 1. Customer Relations and Customer Service 2. Customer Relations and Public Relations PART III – CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Globalisation of Production Introduction Because of the process of globalisation‚ the production activities of firms have become more dispersive. This essay will introduce situation of globalisation of production since 1980s‚ explore the relationship between governance of a global value chain and the prospects for upgrading in a developing country‚ identify the factors a firm should consider about the location of its production facilities and analyse influence of a heavy reliance on FDI to developing
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Toyota Financial Services (TFS) recently undertook a major business transition programme to in-source its back-office functions. This required that a large number of Toyota and Lexus retail finance contracts‚ together with all their associated transaction data‚ be converted from an external IBM mainframe-based system to an in-house system. The new system was based on the Lynx "Portfolio" software package using Unix and Oracle technology. ATD consultants worked closely with TFS throughout the data
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such as Honduras. In the paragraphs to follow‚ the differences between the slave labour and the way of life of slaves on the mahogany plantation as opposed to that of those on the sugar plantation will be explored. A negative outlook on the production of mahogany to that of sugar was the distance of the forests where the mahogany was located to the dwellings of the slaves. The trees were huge and grew singly throughout the forest‚ often many miles from a river. The slaves would have to leave
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phenomenon is described as time preference. Hence‚ the concept of discounting plays a significant role to address the issue raised by the change in real values of the resources at different time periods. By taking into account the trade-off between immediate and delayed benefits‚ it will eliminate the problem of time preference. As there is always a time lag between purchasing the capital goods and generating revenue from the investments‚ this concept is particularly important in the theory of investment
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Clark – Lean Logistics June 25‚ 2012 Executive Summary Organizations in today’s economy often include cost control or reduction in their overall strategies. Logistics is an area of increasing focus where internal and external costs affect the margins and customer demands require excellence of service. In distribution‚ selective‚ exclusive and intensive are three primary channels in which an organization must determine the best option in relation to products
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Cpk • Cp - see Natural Tolerance decreases with spec width - see Natural Tolerance • • decreases with spec width Cp = 1 for centered process - natural tolerance =spec width Cause and Effect Diagram - Fishbone Diagrams - Ishikawa Diagrams • • • • • • • • used to identify and organize potential root causes problem solving analysis done by brainstorming common categories - Measurement‚ Materials‚ People‚ Process‚ Equipment‚ Environment ask “Why?” 3 times to get to root
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